1、UNIT 5Unit5.Objectives.Suggested Teaching Plan.Background Information.Class PresentationPreview第1页UNIT 5Preview What is most important in our lives?You will find the answer in this unit.In the Listening and Speaking section,you will learn how to ask if someone remembers something.In the Reading and
2、Writing section,the most precious legacy the boy named Jeffrey in Text A received from his grandma is the love notes sent to her by his grandfather;Text B tells a story about how a string of blue beads brought lonely people together at Christmas time;and Practical Reading is about Google search basi
3、cs.prev.第2页UNIT 55.read some information about Google search basics;6.understand paragraph development(2).ObjectivesAfter studying this unit,the students are expected to be able to 1.master the basic language and skills necessary to ask if someone remembers something;2.understand the main ideas of T
4、exts A and B,and master the useful sentence structures and the words and expressions found in the relevant exercises of the texts;3.know how to use the structure of V+V-ing or+Infinitive(1);4.know how to write an envelope;Obj.第3页UNIT 5.Suggested Teaching PlanSuggested Time and Teaching Plan for Unit
5、 5 Time Contents Plan s.t.p.1The teacher begins with the Preview to make sure that the students have a general idea of what this unit is all about.Then,the teacher activates Listening and Speaking exercises as follows:2 periodsPreview第4页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.2Listening and Speaking1)TheLang
6、uageforAskingIfSomeoneRemembersSomethingA.Give a brief lead-in talk on the functions of asking if someone remembers something;第5页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.3B.Present the necessary language by doing Ex.1;C.Ask one student to read aloud the talk so students can check their completed answers;第6页UN
7、IT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.4D.Organize an activity for the students to accomplish Ex.2 and reinforce the language they picked up in Ex.1.2)ThePracticeofAskingIfSomeoneRemembersSomething第7页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.5A.Go through the new words in the first conversation in Ex.3;B.Have the studen
8、ts listen to the conversation twice and fill in the blanks with the missing words;第8页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.6C.Ask students to answer the questions about the conversation;D.Now have them look for the language used to ask if someone remembers something;E.Next,students can role-play the conver
9、sation;第9页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.7F.Then,have them listen to the second conversation twice and complete the short passage accordingly;G.Afterwards,ask students to have a discussion about their responses in order to better understand the conversation;第10页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.8H.Now
10、have them listen to the conversation again and complete it as the speaker recounts it;I.Finally,have them check the conversation by acting it out.第11页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.9J.Organize a unique classroom activity for the students to accomplish Ex.4 to reinforce the useful language.3)Listenin
11、gPractice Before ending,the teacher tells the students to do Ex.5-10 as their第12页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.10assignment with the main purpose of reviewing the functional and notional language picked up in the Listening and Speaking section.The teacher also tells the students that they should ge
12、t prepared to answer the questions in Ex.9 and give an oral presentation on第13页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.11the topic provided in Ex.10 when they come to class next time.3 periods Review of the listening and speakingThe teacher asks some students to answer the questions in Ex.9 of the Listening
13、and Speaking section.skills the students have learnedand invites a few students to tell their opinions on the topic of“How important is memory第14页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.12to learning?”in Ex.10.After that,the teacher turns to the Reading and Writing section.(These activities should be complet
14、ed in 15 minutes.)1)StarterText A&text-related exercises After a brief explanation of the instructions,the teacher 第15页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.13A.divides the class into several groups to discuss the questions in the starter for a few minutes;B.asks some students to answer the questions.(10 m
15、inutes)2)TextA The teacher第16页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.14A.lets the students answer the text-related questions,helps them identify the main idea of each paragraph and analyzes some difficult sentences and some language points while discussing the whole text with the students(one and a half per
16、iods);第17页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.15B.guides the students through the exercises,focusing on certain items and leaving some exercises as the students homework according to the students different levels of English(one period).第18页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.161 period Grammar Review1)Grammar
17、ReviewThe teacher talks about the difference between V+V-ing and V+infinitive(1),and at the same time,asks the students to do the grammar exercises in class.第19页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.17Practical Writing2)PracticalWritingThe teacher tells the students how to write an envelope by doing Ex.12
18、of Practical Writing,and then requires the students to do Ex.13 and Ex.14 after class.第20页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.182 periods Text B&text-related exercises 1)TextBWhile discussing the text with the students,the teacher makes the students pay attention to the structure of the paragraphs of the
19、 text,introducing briefly the concept of topic sentence.Ex.16 and Ex.17 can be done either in or after class.第21页UNIT 5Time Contents Plan s.t.p.192)PracticalReadingThis part should either be read by the students themselves as their homework or done in class.Practical Reading第22页UNIT 5Time Contents P
20、lan s.t.p.20Basic Reading Skills3)BasicReadingSkillsThe teacher tells the students how to understand paragraph development(2),and asks them to do the exercises in Basic Reading Skills.第23页UNIT 5.Background InformationLegacySothebys Valentines Day A Day to Express Your Love BI第24页UNIT 5BI-Legacy1Lega
21、cy Legacy,in the law of wills,gift or bequest of real or personal property by will.A legacy becomes effective after the death of its author,who is known as the testator.The three principal types of legacy are a specific legacy,which consists of a definite article of personal property or parcel of re
22、al property;a general legacy,which consists of a certain amount of money payable from the estate as a whole;and a demonstrative legacy,which consists of a certain amount of money to be paid the legatee,or recipient,from a specific fund or other definite source named by the testator.第25页UNIT 5BI-Lega
23、cy2Examples of these types of legacies are the following:(specific legacy)“I bequeath to my son A.B.my watch and all my jewelry”;(general legacy)“I bequeath to my son A.B.the sum of$1,000”;(demonstrative legacy)“I bequeath to my son A.B.the sum of$1,000 payable to him out of the proceeds of the secu
24、rities of company X that I may own at the time of my death.”(From the Microsoft Encarta 1993-)第26页UNIT 5Sothebys Sothebys is a famous auction house with its main offices in New York and London,where valuable paintings,rare books etc.are sold.BI-Sotheby第27页UNIT 5Valentines Day A Day to Express Your L
25、ove BI-Valentines day1 Valentines Day is a special day observed on February 14.On this day,people send greeting cards called valentines to their sweethearts,friends,and members of their families.Many valentines have romantic verses,and others have humorous pictures and sayings.Many say,“Be my valent
26、ine.”第28页UNIT 5BI-Valentines day2 For weeks before February 14,stores sell valentines and valentine decorations.Schoolchildren decorate their classrooms with paper hearts and lace for the occasion.On Valentines Day,many people give candy,flowers,and other gifts to their friends.In the United States
27、and Canada,children exchange valentines with their friends.In some schools,the children hold a classroom party and put all the valentines into a box they have decorated.At the end of the day,the teacher or one child distributes the cards.Many children make their own valentines from paper doilies,red
28、 paper,wallpaper第29页UNIT 5BI-Valentines day3samples,and pictures cut from magazines.Sometimes they buy kits that include everything needed to make valentines.Many children send their largest,fanciest cards to their parents and teachers.Older students hold Valentines Day dances and parties.They make
29、candy baskets,gifts,and place cards trimmed with hearts and fat,winged children called cupids.Many people send flowers,a box of candy,or some other gift to their wives,husbands,or sweethearts.Most valentine candy boxes are heart shaped and tied with red ribbon.第30页UNIT 5 In Europe,people celebrate V
30、alentines Day in many ways.British children sing special Valentines Day songs and receive gifts of candy,fruit,or money.In some areas of England,people bake valentine buns with caraway seeds,plums,or raisins.People in Italy hold a Valentines Day feast.In Britain and Italy,some unmarried women get up
31、 before sunrise on Valentines Day.They stand by the window watching for a man to pass.They believe that the first man they see,or someone who looks like him,will marry them within a year.William Shakespeare,the English playwright,mentions this belief in Hamlet(1603).Ophelia,a woman in the play,sings
32、:BI-Valentines day4第31页UNIT 5BI-Valentines day5 Good morrow!This St.Valentines Day All in the morning be time,And I a maid at your window,To be your valentine!In Denmark,people send pressed white flowers called snowdrops to their friends.Danish men also send a type of valentine called a gaekkebrev(j
33、oking letter).The sender writes a rhyme but does not sign his name.Instead,he signs the valentine with dots,one dot for each letter of his name.If the woman who gets it guesses his name,he rewards her第32页UNIT 5BI-Valentines day6with an Easter egg on Easter.Some people in Great Britain also send vale
34、ntines signed with dots.(From the 1998 World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia)第33页UNIT 5Class list.Class PresentationListening&SpeakingReading&WritingTime for Fun第34页UNIT 5LSListening&SpeakingThe Language for Asking If Someone Remembers SomethingAsking If Someone Remembers SomethingListening Practice第35
35、页UNIT 5Lp-main1Listening PracticeListen to the following people talking and then decide who is who.Listen to the following five short dialogues and choose the appropriate answers.Listen to the following short story twice.Listen carefully and decide whether the statements are true(T)or false(F)accord
36、ing to the story you have heard.第36页UNIT 5Lp-main2Listen to the following talk and fill in the blanks with the missing words.The talk is given twice.Listen to the talk again and then answer the following questions orally.Have an open discussion on the topic given below.Listening Practice第37页UNIT 5TL
37、_ the language for asking1You are going to listen to an instructor talking about the language for asking if someone remembers something.Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the missing words.TheLanguageforAskingIfSomeoneRemembersSomethingInstructor:Everybody remembers.Everybody forgets.A goo
38、d student tends to .Memory plays a vital role .have a good memory _in learning _第38页UNIT 5TL_ the language for asking2 But memory is selective.Some are good at ;others are good at .In some cases,things are retained(记住住)forever;,things slip without leaving any traces(痕迹痕迹).Everybody,however,at some t
39、ime asks someone or is asked .remembering names _ memorizing figures _in others _to recall something _第39页UNIT 5TL_ the language for asking3 Pick up the following sentences to ask if someone remembers something:Do you remember?Can you recall?Can you bring to mind?You havent forgot ,have you?You reme
40、mber ,dont you?Do you by any chance remember?when we first met_what you saw at the moment_my name_what you told me_what I said_what the instructor told us to do_第40页UNIT 5TL_ the language for asking4 Would you mind telling me if you still remember?I was wondering whether you remember .the password_y
41、our promise_第41页UNIT 5TL_ the language for asking5 Pick up the following sentences to state you remember what has been asked:As I remember,.As I recall,.Its coming back to me now.I recollect .Ill never forget .we first met in _I saw nothing at the moment_what I told you_what you said_第42页UNIT 5 Pick
42、 up the following sentences to state you have forgotten:I dont remember.Ive forgotten all about it.I simply cant recall.It wont come back to me.Im afraid I forget it now.Im afraid that escapes me.It slipped my mind.My minds gone blank.TL_ the language for asking6第43页UNIT 5TL_ the language for asking
43、7Now have a pattern drill between two students.One asks if the other remembers something and he or she replies with the language learned in Ex.1.第44页UNIT 5CP-gtn1AskingIfSomeoneRemembersSomething1)Beforeyoulistentothefirstconversation,readthefollowingwordsandexpressionswhichmaybenewtoyou.dare 敢敢tent
44、ative 试探性探性ring a bell 引引发含糊回想含糊回想enhance 增增强第45页UNIT 5CP-gtn2ListentotheconversationtwiceandfillintheblankswiththemissingWords.Excuse me,Wang Ying,do you remember what to say in English when you want to express curiosity?Youre testing me,?How dare I?We learned it last week.Dont you remember even on
45、e of the expressions used?Li Ming:Wang Ying:Li Ming:Wang Ying:by any chance _arent you _for that purpose _第46页UNIT 5CP-gtn3Im afraid lve forgotten it all now.Thats why .You know,one thing can be expressed .As I recall,its common to say:“Im most curious about.”Its direct to say:“Im very keen to know.
46、”Its tentative to say:“I wonder if you could tell me.”Does this?Oh,its all coming back to me now.Thanks for .Li Ming:Wang Ying:Li Ming:Im asking you _in different ways _ring a bell _reminding me _第47页UNIT 5Wang Ying:Li Ming:Wang Ying:Li Ming:Wang Ying:CP-gtn4Anytime.How come youve got such?Repetitio
47、n enhances memory.You remember every day helps?I do,but.But what?a good memory _reading aloud _第48页UNIT 5CP-gtn5Nowlistentotheconversationagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.What has slipped Li Mings mind?The language used to express curiosity.2.When did they pick up that vocabulary?They learned h
48、ow to use it last week.3.What does Wang Ying do?She helps Li Ming recall the language.第49页UNIT 5CP-gtn64.How does Wang Ying explain her good memory?Repetition enhances memory.5.What does Wang Ying most probably do every day?She reads aloud every day.第50页UNIT 52)Beforeyoulistentothesecondconversation
49、,readthefollowingwordsandexpressionswhichmaybenewtoyou.CP-gtn7 tee off swing fairway yup(从球座从球座)开球开球挥臂臂击球球(高高尔夫球夫球场上上)平坦球道平坦球道=yes第51页UNIT 5CP-gtn8Listen to the conversation twice,and then completethepassageaccordingtotheconversationyouhavejustheard.Jacks wife Tracy asked him how his game was,and he
50、 said that he well,but that he couldnt see where the ball went because of .Tracy suggested that he take her brother Scott along.Her reason was that Scott had perfect eyesight even though he was 85 years old.Jack teed off with Scott looking on.hit pretty _his poor eyesight _The next day _第52页UNIT 5CP